Majlinda Kelmendi Judoka

Majlinda Kelmendi

Country:Kosovo

Born:9 May 1991 (27 years)

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2016 Olympic judo champion Majlinda Kelmendi is the best ambassador of Kosovo. She is judo world champion in 2013 and 2014. She is 2014, 2016 and 2017 European Champion. In 2017 she won the Grand Slam in Paris for the fourth time. (2013-2017). Kelmendi was always coached by Driton Kuka. Flagbearer for Kosovo at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Kelmendi won the Grand Prix in Tashkent in 2018. She opened 2019 with a victory at the Grand Prix in Tel Aviv. She won gold at the Grand Slam in Düsseldorf